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###¤@§*~., ~ ~ ~ ~ Elves Live In The Land ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~*§@¤###
#¤@***~.,, ~ ~ ~ ~ Beyond The Great Dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,,.~***@¤#
###¤@§*~., ~ It Was Built In The Late Sixties. ~ ,.~*§@¤###
###¤@§*~., ~ ~ ~ The Elves Came To Us Then. ~ ~ ~ ,.~*§@¤###
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#@§~,,,,,, They Were Very Manipulative, And We ,,,,,,~§@#
##¤§**~.,, Came To Trust Them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Us ,,.~**§¤##
###¤@§*~., Kids Would Play Down At The Water Even ,.~*§@¤###
###¤@§*~., Though We Were Not Allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~*§@¤###
#¤@§~.,,,, ~ ~ Sometimes The Sluice Would Close ,,,,.~§@¤#
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¤@**.,,,,, Foot Would Dry Up, Revealing The Rocky ,,,,,.**@¤
¤@§~.,,,,, Water Garden That Had Been Hidden ,,,,,.~§@¤
##@§***~., Beneath, And We Would Go There. ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~***§@##
###¤@§*~., ~ ~ ~ ~ Before The Dam Opened Again, ,.~*§@¤###
#@@§**.,,, There Would Be A Signal, But The Elves ,,,.**§@@#
####¤@§*., Would Make Us Not Hear It, And Suddenly ,.*§@¤####
###¤@§*~., We Would Find The Water Rising, Already ,.~*§@¤###
###¤@§*~., At Our Knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,.~*§@¤###
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##¤¤@§*~., ~ By Then The Elves Would Be Gone. ~ ,.~*§@¤¤##
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